Kösereli

Kösereli
Village
Kösereli

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 36°42′N 34°10′E / 36.700°N 34.167°E / 36.700; 34.167Coordinates: 36°42′N 34°10′E / 36.700°N 34.167°E / 36.700; 34.167
Country  Turkey
Province Mersin Province
District Erdemli
Elevation 1,150 m (3,775 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total 125
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 33730
Area code(s) 0324
Licence plate 33

Kösereli is a village in Erdemli district of Mersin Province, Turkey. At 36°42′N 34°10′E / 36.700°N 34.167°E / 36.700; 34.167 it is situated in the Toros Mountains. Its distance to Erdemli is 24 kilometres (15 mi) and to Mersin is 60 kilometres (37 mi) . The population of the village was 125[1] as of 2012. The ancestors of the village people were the members of Kufralı Turkmen tribe which was formerly settled in Aşağıköselerli and Yukarıköselerli villages in Mut district of Mersin Province. In 1790 some members of the tribe migrated to settle in the present location as a hamlet of Güzelyurt village. In 1954 they gained the legal status of village. Main economic activity of the village is ovine breeding.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. ↑ Erdemli chamber of agriculture (Turkish)

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